Open AccessRescue of Failed XEN-45 Gel Implant by Nd:YAG Shock Wave to Anterior Chamber Tip to Dislodge Hidden Intraluminal Occlusion
Author(s) -
Ronald L. Fellman,
Davinder S. Grover,
Oliver Smith,
Helen L. Kornmann
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of glaucoma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.11
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1536-481X
pISSN - 1057-0829
DOI - 10.1097/ijg.0000000000001847
Subject(s) - medicine , intraocular pressure , glaucoma , lumen (anatomy) , implant , ophthalmology , gonioscopy , stent , surgery
The purpose of this study was to inform ophthalmic surgeons in a timely manner of the hidden problem of clear intraluminal cellular debris as a cause for XEN-45 failure and to describe low energy neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser revision with periluminal anterior chamber tip shockwave treatment to improve flow to the bleb.